We have extended the deadline for hiring our Community Health Organizer! Applications are being accepted until Monday, November 28th. This individual will work under the supervision of the Executive Director. Please read on for more.

About the position: Approximately one in six residents in the District speaks a language other than English at home – in 2000 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the Limited English Proficient/No English Proficient (LEP/NEP) population of the Greater Washington Metropolitan Area at close to half a million. The barriers to access faced by LEP/NEP constituents often lead to a variety of problems that are costly, time-consuming, and sometimes dangerous for the well-being of clients and service-providers alike.

The MLOV Community Health Organizer will work towards health justice for Limited English Proficient/Non-English Proficient (LEP/NEP) communities in Washington, DC through targeted community outreach and relationship building (75% of time). The Organizer will also work in collaboration with the Vietnamese American Community Service Center (VACSC) to support and sustain access to health care services for nail salon workers, businesses, and families, focusing on improved worker health and safety (25% of time).

About MLOV: MLOV was incorporated in December 2010 to empower LEP/NEP individuals and communities to equitably access public benefits and services in the District of Columbia. MLOV administers and staffs the DC Language Access Coalition – an alliance of community-based and civil rights organizations that advocate for language access rights within the District of Columbia – and furthers the Coalition’s capacity for advocacy through grassroots community organizing, that gives a voice to the city’s immigrant communities impacted by language barriers.

Please send all attachments in a single email to Sapna Pandya at sapna@mlovdc.org with the subject line "Community Health Organizer” no later than Monday, November 28th. No phone calls, please. Not all applicants will be contacted for interviews, and incomplete applications will not be considered.

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